Energy Efficiency

Energy efficiency is a way of managing and restraining the growth in energy consumption. Something is more
energy efficient if it delivers more services for the same energy input, or the same services for less energy input.

Energy Efficiency

Energy efficiency is "using less energy to provide the same service".

Energy efficiency is not energy conservation.
Energy conservation is reducing or going without a service to save energy.

For example: Turning off a light is energy conservation. Replacing an incandescent bulb with an light-emitting diode or LED bulb (which is
several times better that uses much less energy to produce the same amount of light) is energy efficiency.

Both efficiency and conservation can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Why reducing electricity use is a good idea?

Reducing your electricity use brings a number of benefits:

Saving money:
- reducing your power bills through changed behaviours
- in the long term by reducing the need for more generators and network infrastructure

It reduces greenhouse gas emissions which contribute to climate change. While renewable sources of energy, like the wind, play an
increasing role in our system, the vast majority of our electricity is still generated from fossil fuels like gas, oil and coal. Therefore
reducing our electricity use reduces the flow of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Small changes to the way we use electricity can make a big difference.

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines' Load Dropping or Load Shedding

The Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (NOCECO) expresses its earnest apologies to its member-costumers for the power outages these past few days in different parts of its coverage area. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) had incurred Load Dropping or Load Shedding caused by...